Visions of Cycling 2.0 - Graham Watson

"Visions of Cycling 2.0 is a personalised account of one photographer's life in cycling. Graham Watson spent forty years travelling around the world to photograph the sport he fell in love with after seeing the last days of the 1977 Tour de France. During those early travels, Graham discovered there was a whole lot more to the sport than the actual bike-racing - there was a world of adventures to enjoy as well. Travelling with and around the races brought new experiences each-and-every day. Memories of that lifestyle motivated Graham to write Visions of Cycling 2.0, with rarely-seen photography at the forefront of his thinking. Amongst the book's 170 images can be found some of the author's favourite scenery landscapes, as well as off-beat humour from some of his behind-the-scenes memories. Historical action shots from the late-1970's remind the reader of the longevity of Graham's career before he retired in 2017. Across ten chapters, the author talks of his first picture sales, as well as remembering with some nostalgia the first colour front covers of Cycling magazine that featured his images in 1980. Ski-photography played a role in forming Graham's identity, for the author set out one winter believing he could make skiing become as successful for him as cycling had become. Yet cycling was always the pull that saw Graham make a successful living out of it for 40 years. Visions of Cycling 2.0 is the last in a long line of books authored by Graham Watson, dating back to
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